Clay (1965 film)
{{short description|1965 film}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Clay
| image =
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| director = Giorgio Mangiamele
| producer = Giorgio Mangiamele
| writer = Giorgio Mangiamele
| starring = Janina Lebedew
| cinematography = Giorgio Mangiamele
| editing = Giorgio Mangiamele
| distributor = Giorgio Mangiamele
| released = {{film date|df=yes|1965|8|25}}
| runtime = 85 minutes
| country = Australia
| language = English
| budget = £12,000Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production, Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998 p237
}}
Clay is a 1965 Australian drama film directed by Giorgio Mangiamele. The film was nominated for the Golden Palm award at the 1965 Cannes Film Festival,{{cite web |url=http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/archives/ficheFilm/id/2865/year/1965.html |title=Festival de Cannes: Clay |accessdate=1 March 2009|work=festival-cannes.com}} but it lost to The Knack ...and How to Get It.
Plot
Nick is a murderer on the run from the police. He finds a remote artists' colony and takes shelter there. Whilst there, he falls in love with a sculptor named Margot. When Nick is betrayed to the police by a jealous rival, Chris, Margot kills herself.{{cite web |url=http://aso.gov.au/titles/features/clay/ |title=Clay (1965) |accessdate=26 August 2011|work=Australian Screen online}}
Cast
- Janina Lebedew as Margot
- George Dixon as Nick
- Chris Tsalikis as Chris
- Claude Thomas as Father
- Bobby Clark as Charles
- Sheila Florance as Deaf-mute
- Lola Russell as Mary
- Cole Turnley as Businessman
Production
The film was shot in 1964, with the crew consisting of Mangiamele, a camera assistant and a sound technician. The budget was raised by Mangiamele mortgaging his house and the cast contributing £200 each. Filming started in May and took six weeks, mostly at an artist's colony in Montsalvat. Lead actor Janina Lebedew had her voice dubbed by Sheila Florance.
Release
Clay was the first Australian film selected for competition at the Cannes Film Festival.Graeme Cutts, "Giorgio Mangiamele", Cinema Papers, October 1992 p19-22
In March 1965, ABC bought the TV rights for £2,600 and the film won to awards for photography at the 1965 AFIs. However it was poorly received at the Sydney Film Festival and Melbourne Film Festival and struggled to get commercial release.[http://sensesofcinema.com/2001/14/mangiamele_obit/ Scott Murray, 'Giorgio Mangiamele – Passionate Filmmaker', Senses of Cinema, 13 June 2001] accessed 1 September 2012
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|id=0059040|title=Clay}}
- [http://aso.gov.au/titles/features/clay/ Clay] at Australian Screen Online
- [http://www.ozmovies.com.au/movie/clay Clay] at Oz Movies
Category:Australian drama films
Category:Australian black-and-white films
Category:Films about sculptors